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Take your pick! Howbury Farm Flower bouquet workshops
Join florist, Catherine Elworthy, and Lucy and Jane from Howbury Farm Flowers for a masterclass in hand-tied bouquets throughout this…
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21 years of Flying Proms, a truly British event!
This year, the Flying Proms at The Shuttleworth Collection celebrates its 21st birthday, and will bring all the atmosphere and…
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Best of Bedford – Gary Hooper
This month’s Best of Bedford is brought to you by the legend that is Gary Hooper, owner of GCH Fishmongers,…
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Barbar Luck & Indoor Pets @ Esquires
On Saturday 22 September, Esquires hosts two top notch shows; firstly the former King Prawn front-man, Barbar Luck in Holy Molys, while Indoor Pets (formerly Get Inuit) hit up the Main Stage. More details plus ticket info here: BABAR LUCK (ex King Prawn) + Guests Saturday 22nd September, doors at 8pm Holy Molys, Bedford Esquires…
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‘Lost’ Bedford painting sought to coincide with World Suicide Prevention Day
Lost ‘Lime Street’ painting by Bryan Charnley is sought by artist’s brother In July 1991, the artist, Bryan Charnley, took his own life while living in Bedford. Posthumously revered, his series of extraordinary self-portraits – undertaken while experimenting with the doses of his schizophrenia mediation – was featured in the Telegraph magazine and exhibited at…
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The Circus of Illustration Professional Development: Experimental Printmaking Workshop
Join The Circus in an experimental printmaking workshop designed to boost your creative skills. This workshop can help professionals, students and hobbyists create a collection of textures to include in their creative practice, be it digital or analogue. Illustrator Katie Allen will guide you in this informal evening where ‘anything goes’, and will show you…
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Bedford Creative Arts present a symposium: The Question of Collaboration
An exploration of new developments and approaches in socially engaged art practice and the ways in which artists and communities can collaborate. Keynote speakers will be artists Andrea Zimmerman and Neville Gabie with artist practice presentations and discussions throughout the day. This symposium is for artists, curators, producers, commissioning organisations and those creating dialogue within communities through the…
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ANTHROPOCENE: OF OUR OWN MAKING at the Panacea Museum
6th September – 7th October Thursday – Sunday 11am – 5pm Precious Earth Art Collective (PEAC) will be exhibiting a new body of work at the Panacea Museum during September. The title of the exhibition, Anthropocene refers to a new geological epoch, a time when humanity constitutes the largest force for change on earth and…
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Cast your vote on mini-masterpieces!
Professional artist, Mo Lea has been working with dozens of youngsters this summer at the Art Centre & Gallery’s Story Drawy sessions. Taking their inspiration from books including Tyrannosaurus Drip, The Snail & the Whale and Harry Potter, the children were encouraged to use Derwent pastels to create their own masterpieces. An exhibition of some…
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‘ART4AFRICA’ IS RETURNING WITH ALL PROCEEDS GOING TO CHARITY
The second ‘Art4Africa’ Exhibition is being held in Keysoe, North Bedfordshire this September with artists from across Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire represented. From 6 – 10 September (9am – 6pm) an array of paintings, sculptures, photography, jewellery and artefacts from renowned national and local artists will be showcased and available to buy, with 100% of the…
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9th Annual Bedfordshire Walking Festival
This year’s Bedfordshire Walking Festival takes place from 8th to 16th September and has activities suitable for almost all abilities. Choose from one of the many ‘Walks for Health’ of between 30-90 minutes, an informative guided walk of around two hours, a half day walk of around 3 hours, or for the really serious, full…
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Mad Mods & GnR double header at Esquires
There’s something for everyone at Esquires on Friday 14 September.. Mad Mods & Englishmen Live at Holy Moly’s, Bedford Esquires Doors at 7.30pm Tickets £8 in advance Kicking off the early autumn / late summer season is the long-overdue return for Mad Mods & Englishmen as they return to Bedford following a two year absence….